h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Having listened to a good, free Treasure Island audiobook, I thought I'd try Robinson Crusoe; but was disappointed by the style of the narrator.

Can anyone recommend particular audio classics?

Do you prefer readings or dramatisations?

For readings, I suggest the Librivox project, in which volunteers read public domain audiobooks, poetry, etc. Our good friend Belana volunteers there:

http://librivox.org/

For dramatisations, well, you may find a few 'dramatic readings' on Librivox, but for these I suggest you keep an eye on BBC Radio shows on iPlayer. You'll find them on BBC Radio 4 Extra, mostly. They appear on the schedules a week in advance, and stay available for a month after broadcast.

Currently ongoing, for example, are:

Gaston Leroux - Phantom of the Opera: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008hvvp

Victor Hugo - Les Miserables:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fc27g/episodes/guide

A couple of George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman novels:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lhzsl
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lkmwc

Available from previous weeks are:

Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dxg9b

RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xh6tq

Dick Francis - Bolt:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0418jfp

etc.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Thank IC.

Not strictly audiobooks, they're actually recordings of BBC Radio Plays, but The Hobbit (5 CD) and The Lord of the Rings (13 CD) are brilliant

I've recently come across some audio classics for children in Oxfam. Might be worth a look in similar charity shops.